Roberto Martinez's side twice came from behind to level, before Romelu Lukaku handed them a 3-2 lead with less than ten minutes of the match remaining.

However, substitute Daniel Sturridge met a Steven Gerrard free-kick to head past Tim Howard and give Liverpool a share of the spoils in the 89th minute.

And Distin, now into his fifth season at Goodison Park had mixed feelings about the result.

"There are really mixed feelings. It does feel like a defeat because we conceded in the last minute and we conceded three set-pieces," he said.

"But at the same time we had five one-v-ones against the goalkeeper (Simon Mignolet) who made some amazing saves.

"I think we limited them to two shots from open play which, considering the strikers they have, is pretty good.

"It feels like a loss but the atmosphere in the dressing room was not too down as it was a good game."

The match between the two rivals was arguably the best game of the Premier League campaign so far, and the French defender feels it was certainly the best clash between the two that he has experienced.

"I have played in 10 derby games and this one was the best one, even as a player, because there was a bit of everything: goals, some strong tackles, some yellow cards," added Distin.

"I think it was as enjoyable for the players as it was for the fans.

"We just have to keep the momentum going. In those kind of games if you tweak one or two things it would've been three points and three points against a team like Liverpool, who are having an amazing season and are well ahead of us financially, would be something amazing.

"We just want to try to be among the top six or seven to the end of the season and we don't want to get dragged away from them so it is still a good result."